Total Crime Rate

54.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 54.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.6 6/10
  • Drugs 8.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.7 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.7 8/10
  • Public order 5.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Oval Road area has the 44th lowest crime rate of 135 local areas in Great Bridge , and the 315th lowest crime rate of 954 local areas in Sandwell .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oval Road (DY4 9RS) in the last 12 months was 54.0 per 1,000 residents and was 54.1% lower than the Great Bridge average (117.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 36.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oval Road (DY4 9RS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fern Avenue, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sycamore Road (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Oval Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Cherry Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Laurel Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Central Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Central Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Stella Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oval Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tibbington Terrace Under investigation
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Data Sources

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